Fire Pistons

 

The beauty behind the fire piston concept is its absolute simplicity in design and, ultimately with practice, the simplicity of its functionality. An idea that is literally centuries old, the fire piston is a marvel of compression and combustion that creates fire without flint or matches. Once one gets used to the technique, the fire piston becomes fun to use and is practical as well.
 
A fire piston is used to make fire. It works the same way a diesel engine does. Air is compressed in the tube to a point where the air gets hot enough to ignite a piece of tinder that’s placed inside the rod. It is a very reliable fire starting method in that it can get wet and still work and it has no moving parts that can break or fail. The only replaceable part in these is the o-ring.
 
My Titanium Fire Pistons come with extra o-rings, char cloth, a piece of chaga mushroom,  a piece of fat wood, and a length of jute cord.  I only recommend using natural materials like char cloth or chaga mushroom as fuel.
 
Dimensions:
Piston Body: 85 mm x 15 mm (3 mm thick walls)
Piston Rod: 97 mm x 8 mm (solid Titanium)
Weight: 4.5 oz.
 
 ***You should NEVER use any highly flammable substance like gasoline, alcohol, or lighter fluid, doing so may result in an injury.  I will not be held responsible for any misuse of my Fire Pistons.*** 
standard finish
Standard finish, close up of openings
Glow in the dark rings on fire piston. I use only commercial grade 0 glow powder. This is the brightest stuff you can buy.
standard finish
High polish/heat anodized finish
High polish/heat anodized finish
heat anodized blotch finish with hot spots
heat anodized blotch finish with hot spots
heat anodized barber swirl pattern
heat anodized barber swirl pattern
 
 
 
close up of char cloth tin which contains char cloth, chaga mushroom, jute cord, and a piece of fat wood.
lit char cloth inside fire piston
I can include a small tin modified to make char cloth with any fire piston order for a minimal charge.
heat anodized fire piston
Glow in the dark rings on fire piston. These are not glow o-rings, these are permanent glow epoxy rings. These are brighter than glow o-rings
Heat anodizing over sandblasted finish with epoxy glow rings.
Chaga
Chaga
blaze orange kydex sheath front
blaze orange kydex sheath back
black kydex sheath
Mini capsule set up to carry fire piston fuel and accessories.
contents inside mini capsule
Extra jute cord can be carried using the lanyard hole on the mini capsule cap.
Complete fire piston kit with lanyard. The waterproof capsule keeps everything inside dry and everything is easily carried around the neck or tied to a pack.
sandblasted, heat anodized finish.